>>3389275>they're both doing extra edgy shitI'll agree with you here, I have always been turned off Mapplethorpe because of this, and always felt that he was kinda a one trick pony "mu NY gay" shock jock. I group him with Nan Goldin in that they are mostly interesting as being a part of a specific time, location and culture. Diane Arbus really skirted this line but I find her work at the school makes her much more interesting than both. The work from the school also brings up a lot of questions of exploitation, voyeurism, and spectacle.
Woodman is not just hung up on identity like Mapplethorpe, she focuses more on the body's presence and absence in the landscape / space. Woodman also speaks much more to traditions of art history, the female nude, and the purpose of placing mirrors in academic painting.
